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Withlacoochee River (Suwannee River Tributary)
The Withlacoochee River originates in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, northwest of Nashville, Georgia. It flows south through Berrien County, Georgia, Berrien County where it joins the New River (Withlacoochee River), New River and forms part of the boundary between Berrien and Cook County, Georgia, Cook counties. It then flows south into Lowndes County, Georgia. At Troupville, Georgia the Little River (Withlacoochee River tributary), Little River joins the Withlacoochee River flows continues to flow south and forms part of the boundary between Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes and Brooks County, Georgia, Brooks counties in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The river then flows into Florida for 1.34 miles before returning into Georgia for an additional 2.44 miles. It then returns to Florida, forming the northeast boundary of Madison County, Florida and the western boundary of Hamilton County, Florida and eventually merges with the Suwannee at Suwannee River State Park west of Live Oak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups. The Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what are now Georgia and Alabama. Old crafts and traditions were revived in both Florida and Oklahoma in the mid-20th century as the Seminole began seeking revenue from tourists traveling along the new interstate highway system. In the 1970s, Seminole tribes began to run small bingo games on their reservations to raise revenue. They won court challenges to initiate Indian gaming on their sovereign land. Many U.S. tribes have likewise adopted this practice wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel, Georgia
Adel () is a city in and the county seat of Cook County, Georgia, United States, located southeast of Albany. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,571. History The original name of the city was Puddleville.Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). ''Georgia Place-Names.'' Winship Press, The city's first postmaster, Joel "Uncle Jack" Parrish, wanted to change the name of the city. It is believed that he saw the name "Philadelphia" on a croaker sack and struck out the first and last four letters to create the present name of Adel. The Georgia Southern and Florida Railway arrived in Adel in the 1880s. Adel was incorporated as a town in 1889. Tornadoes On January 22, 2017, a low-end EF3 tornado struck the extreme southern portion of Adel. Sunshine Acres, a local mobile home park, experienced severe damage, with over 20 homes destroyed and others damaged; seven residents were killed and an indeterminate number were injured or displaced. The tornado ultimately killed 14 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 76
State Route 76 (SR 76) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It connects the Florida state line, south-southwest of Quitman, with the Nashville area, via Quitman, Morven, and Adel. Route description Starting at the Florida line south of Quitman in Brooks County, SR 76 heads north concurrent with U.S. Route 221 (US 221). Just south of Quitman, both roads merge with SR 333. In downtown Quitman, US 221 heads east, and SR 76/SR 333 stays concurrent. Just north of downtown, SR 76 splits off from SR 333. It then passes through the towns of Morven and Barney before entering Cook County. SR 76 enters Cook County southwest of Adel. In town, it crosses, but does not junction with, Interstate 75 (I-75). In downtown, SR 76 runs concurrent with SR 37. They split east of Adel, and SR 76 heads northeast into Berrien County. SR 76 enters Berrien County southwest of Nashville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 76
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the USSR (1991), was a independent c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia And Florida Railroad (1926–63)
Georgia and Florida Railway or Georgia and Florida Railroad may refer to: * Georgia and Florida Railway (2005), earlier known as Georgia and Florida RailNet (1999-2005) and Georgia and Florida Railroad (1995-1999) * Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926–1963), known as the Georgia and Florida Railway from 1906 to 1926 and 1963 to 1971 {{dab Railway disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tifton, Georgia
Tifton is a city in and the county seat of Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 17,045 at the 2020 census. The area's public schools are administered by the Tift County School District. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has its main campus in Tifton. Southern Regional Technical College and the University of Georgia also have Tifton campuses. Sites in the area include the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village. The Tifton Commercial Historic District and the Tifton Residential Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History Tifton was founded in 1872 in Berrien County, Georgia, Berrien County at the junction of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad and the Brunswick and Western Railroad by sawmill owner Henry H. Tift. Tifton was incorporated as a city in 1890. In 1905, it was designated county seat of the newly formed Tift Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 125
State Route 125 (SR 125) is a State highway (US), state highway that runs south-to-north in an S-shape through the southern part of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It travels through Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes, Lanier County, Georgia, Lanier, Berrien County, Georgia, Berrien, Tift County, Georgia, Tift, Irwin County, Georgia, Irwin, and Ben Hill County, Georgia, Ben Hill County (United States), counties connecting the Valdosta, Georgia metropolitan area, Valdosta and Fitzgerald, Georgia micropolitan area, Fitzgerald metropolitan areas. Route description SR 125 begins at an Intersection (road), intersection with U.S. Route 41 in Georgia, U.S. Route 41 (US 41) and Georgia State Route 7, SR 7 (Inner Perimeter Road) on the north side of Valdosta, Georgia, Valdosta. The route runs north-northeast, past Freedom Park and passes through Moody Air Force Base and intersects Georgia State Route 122, SR 122 at the tripoint, meeting point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia 125
Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the female given name * Georgia (musician) (born 1990), English singer, songwriter, and drummer Georgia Barnes Places Historical polities * Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Eastern Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Kingdom of Western Georgia, a late medieval kingdom * Georgia Governorate, a subdivision of the Russian Empire * Georgia within the Russian Empire * Democratic Republic of Georgia, a country established after the collapse of the Russian Empire and later conquered by Soviet Russia. * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a republic within the Soviet Union * Republic of Georgia, a republic in the Soviet Union which, after the collapse of the USSR (1991), was a independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alapaha, Georgia
Alapaha is a town in Berrien County, Georgia, Berrien County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, along the Alapaha River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 481. Alapaha developed from a trade settlement on the site of a Seminole village with the same name. The present-day Georgia town of Lakeland, Georgia, Lakeland was originally named "Alapaha" and existed before the town that now bears the name. Etymology The name "Alapaha" was included, along with hundreds of Native American words, in mid-19th-century pronunciation guides as both a river and a village. Even then, opinions differed as to the proper pronunciation of the word, whether it was "A-LAP-Uh-ha," or "A-LAP-uh-haw." These guides offer no speculation as to the word's meaning. There were many variant names, pronunciations, and spellings of the Alapaha River operant in the late 19th century. Some ethnologists believe that "Alapaha" was the Creek word for "other side" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenox, Georgia
Lenox is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. History Lenox was platted in 1888, when the railroad was extended to that point. According to tradition, the town was named after a certain "lean ox". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1901. Geography Lenox is located in northern Cook County at (31.2712, -83.4654). U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Robinson Street, and Interstate 75 passes through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 49. Tifton is to the north, and Adel, the Cook County seat, is to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ..., Lenox has a total area of , of which , or 1.86%, is water. Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia State Route 354
State Route 354 (SR 354) is a , arc-shaped state highway located entirely within Harris County in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It starts out in a north-northeasterly direction and curves to a westerly direction. This highway was built in the early 1960s, on the same alignment as it travels today. Route description SR 354 begins at an intersection with SR 116 in Pine Mountain Valley. It continues northward, ascending the Pine Mountain Range. Then, it begins traveling to the north-northeast and enters F. D. Roosevelt State Park prior to meeting Georgia State Route 190 on top of the mountain ridge at a historic bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government unemployment, work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was .... It begins to curve to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
